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July 25, 2023

Oklahoma police search for duo suspected of killing several animals at pet store

Oklahoma City police posted an image of a man and woman at a pet store who allegedly killed multiple animals, including a hamster that was stomped to death.

July 25, 2023

Austin police union launch podcast addressing the ongoing impact of the city council's 2020 defunding

Austin's police union has launched a new podcast series that will feature conversations with officers sharing their experiences of working in defunded or disbanded units.

July 25, 2023

New Mexico wildfire started by Forest Service prescribed burn, agency says

New Mexico lawmakers reacted on social media after the U.S. Forest Service found in a probe that its own prescribed burn started a wildfire last April that forced evacuation orders.

July 25, 2023

Arizona man accused of killing his father, dismembering body; mother allegedly helped conceal evidence

Christopher Chase, 32, turned himself over to police in Casa Grande, Arizona, after allegedly setting his father's dismembered corpse on fire in a barrel.

July 24, 2023

Texas jury deliberates fate of teen who injured 3 in Dallas-area school shooting

Jurors are deliberating a jail sentence for Timothy Simpkins, who was convicted of attempted capital murder for shooting and injuring three people at a Dallas-area high school.

July 24, 2023

3 women dead, baby injured in Tulsa, Oklahoma apartment shooting

Caleb Venson has been arrested on three first-degree murder charges for killing his ex-girlfriend and two other women and wounding a baby after opening fire in a Tulsa apartment.

July 24, 2023

Gov. Abbott ‘not backing down’ to Biden administration: Lt. Chris Olivarez

Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez responds to the DOJ’s claim that the border barrier is a ‘humanitarian concern,’ saying the buoys are a ‘preventative measure.’

July 24, 2023

Justice Department sues Texas over floating border barrier in the Rio Grande

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing Texas over its use of a floating buoy border barrier to curb illegal immigration, arguing that the state was not authorized to install it.

July 24, 2023

Oklahoma Senate bucks Stitt veto, votes to extend tribal compacts for another year

The Oklahoma Senate met Monday in a special session to override Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt's vetoes of two bills extending compacts with the state's Native American tribes.

July 24, 2023

Texas police sting results in 28 suspected child predators arrested, 10 children rescued

Texas authorities arrested more than a dozen people related to the distribution of child sexual abuse material online.